France’s highest court has blocked the extradition of three men to Rwanda, where they would have faced charges relating to the 1994 genocide.
The French Court of Cassation overturned a previous ruling by the appeals court, which ordered the extradition of Claude Muhayimana and Innocent Musabyimana to Rwanda. A third man, Laurent Serubuga, who was Rwanda's deputy army chief-of-staff during the genocide, also had his extradition request rejected by the court.
The decision has left Rwanda disappointed, with Rwandan Prosecutor General Richard Muhumuza saying,